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| OUT8141 - Interpretive Talk and the Process of Interpretation |
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| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees from refuges, hatcheries, ecological services, and external affairs programs often find themselves in front of groups making resource-specific presentations. Whether talking to a group of students visiting a refuge or speaking to a local community organization, interpretation is a skill that can help you link audience interest to resource values. This course articulates and explores the fundamental purpose and principles of interpretation by enabling participants to develop and deliver interpretive talks. Effective interpretive talks convey resource issues, themes, and values through the cohesive development of ideas. The interpretive talk’s purpose is to provide opportunities for audience members to make their own intellectual and emotional connections with the resource’s inherent meaning or significance. The course content includes the organization, research, theme development, delivery, and presentation of an interpretive talk |
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2 semester hours |
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| Who Should Attend: |
Anyone involved with visitor services, public use, or outreach programs, including project leaders, natural resource managers, environmental educators, interpretive staff, outreach specialists, outdoor recreation planners, park rangers, and those working with community support groups. |
| Objectives: |
- Describe interpretive talk development and effective delivery techniques; and
- Present an effective interpretive talk that allows the audience to form intellectual and emotional connections with the meanings/significance inherent in a resource.
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| Length: 4.5 days/32 hours |
Availability: By request |
Contact: |
Matt Gay |
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Matt_Gay@fws.govl |
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304/876 765 |
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National Conservation Training Center
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443
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